Matthew D. Fender Partner

Matt is a trial lawyer and commercial litigator who represents clients in commercial, environmental, and insurance coverage matters. He regularly appears in state and federal courts throughout the United States.

He also frequently
represents clients in arbitration. Matt has defended the owner of a coal-fired
power plant against a class-action involving air pollution claims, tried a case
involving contractual indemnity for PCB contamination, successfully sued an
insurer for tortious interference with contract, and tried a commercial
arbitration to recover insurance proceeds for a policy holder. Matt is skilled
at handling all aspects of discovery as well as development of expert and fact
witnesses in preparation for trial. A substantial part of Matt’s practice
involves taking and defending depositions.

Matt also practices in the area of real estate litigation, handling matters
that include resolving title issues and easements, zoning, landlord-tenant
disputes, and eminent domain. He has tried numerous eminent domain cases and
regularly advises clients on property rights issues.

Matt has an active pro bono practice that includes representing indigent
clients in landlord tenant matters as well as constitutional and civil liberties
litigation. In 2016 he obtained a $3 million jury verdict for a pro bono client
in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Matthew worked for Microsoft Consulting
Services in Washington D.C. and New York, as well as Standard and Poor's.

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